Semua Bab The Rejected Omega: There Were Times I Wished You Were Dead : Bab 91 - Bab 100

AmberIna had been ecstatic when I forwarded her the files Marina gave me—raw, undeniable proof that Reed had orchestrated the attack on me. It was everything we needed to win. She was so certain, I could feel it even through the phone when she called this morning to hype me up for today’s hearing.Today. The day everything was supposed to change.But as Ian drove us to the courthouse with Ichika, Ken, and Evalie quietly chatting in the backseat, my thoughts were tangled in something else entirely.Rayne’s rut.His words from our last conversation echoed in my head—"And those memories? They’re always there. Uninvited. Relentless. I can’t stop them, Amber. And I can’t stop how my body reacts when they come flooding. It’s maddening… and yet, I can’t bring myself to hate it."I clenched my fists in my lap, nails digging into my palms. Why the hell was I thinking about that now? Why was that the thing my mind chose to fixate on today, of all days?I shook my head, hard, like I could physic

Amber Evalie’s soft voice cut through the silence like a gentle wind. “All my friends live with both their mummy and daddy,” she said simply. “So why should I have to pick one?”A murmur swept across the room again.Evalie shrugged her tiny shoulders. “It hasn’t been very long since I met my daddy… but I want to keep seeing him. He listens to me and makes me laugh. And I love my mummy a lot and I want to be with her all the time.”She twiddled with her fingers. “I love both my parents. Can’t I stay with both of them? Please?”My vision blurred. I blinked rapidly, but the tears escaped anyway—silent, warm trails down my cheeks. Ian placed a hand over my knee and rubbed circles with his thumb. I wasn’t even sure I was breathing.The judge gave Evalie a small nod and leaned in close, just enough that his voice lowered for only her to hear. “Thank you, sweetheart,” he said. “You’ve helped me more than you know.”Evalie smiled brightly. “You’re welcome.”Ichika appeared beside her again, g

Rayne I couldn’t change the past. I’d replayed it a thousand times in my head already—what I should’ve done, where I went wrong, all the moments I could’ve opened my eyes and seen the truth. But regret doesn’t rewind time. It just rots your insides.Still, knowing what I knew now… I could do something.I could make sure Amber never had to live in fear again. I could keep my promise.Every bastard who touched her would pay for it. No exceptions. No mercy. Not even for Reed.Especially not for Reed.Even if it shredded the last pieces of my heart. Even if it meant burning what little I had left of the life I thought I wanted.The verdict had been given. Amber won primary custody. I had visitation rights. People clapped me on the shoulder, congratulated me on still having a place in Evalie’s life. But I couldn’t even hear them. Couldn’t process their words. It was all just white noise against the screaming inside my skull.All I could feel was the cold, hollow space where my love for Ree

ReedRayne knew.He knew.The truth was out, and I couldn’t shove it back into the dark where it belonged. I couldn’t pretend anymore. I couldn’t sweet-talk it away, couldn't seduce it into silence, couldn’t lie and cry and curl into his chest and beg him to believe in me.He knew.And yet… and yet…This couldn’t be the end.No. That was impossible.Rayne loved me. He loved me.Sure, he’d be angry. He’d scream—he always screamed when he was overwhelmed. He’d break things, maybe punch a hole in the wall. Maybe he’d even slap me. Maybe he'd grab me and shake me and demand to know why. And I’d cry, and beg, and kiss the inside of his wrists while he yelled, and I’d take it all.Gladly.I’d take any punishment if it meant he’d still be mine afterward. He could bruise me, he could hate me, he could spit in my face and call me a monster—as long as he stayed.That’s all I needed.A few days. Maybe a week or two. Hell, a month if I had to endure it. Then he’d soften. He’d start to miss me. His

ReedThe impact knocked the air out of my lungs.I crashed against the nearest wall with a sickening crunch, the sound of my bones meeting plaster ringing in my ears. My spine screamed. My head snapped back. My teeth clacked together hard enough to send sparks behind my eyes.My lungs burned, trying to drag in oxygen that refused to come. I gasped like a man drowning, every breath a fight against the pain radiating through my ribs from the impact. My spine screamed in protest, nerves buzzing, blood roaring in my ears like a warning siren.But it wasn’t the physical pain that broke me.It was what I saw in front of me.Rayne was gone.The man I knew—the man I loved—was nowhere to be found behind that face.All that was left was Eden.His wolf.That primal, monstrous presence I had only encountered once and never forgot.The irises that used to glow with forest green now blazed crimson—pure, blinding, animal rage. There wasn’t a trace of mercy in them. No humanity. No warmth. Just the p